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защи́та — meaning in English

zashchita

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English meaning

  • advocacy noun Public support for a cause, policy, or group of people.
  • bulwark noun A defensive wall or rampart.
  • conservation noun The protection and careful management of nature, wildlife, or natural resources.
  • defense noun The action of protecting someone or something from attack or harm.
  • protection noun The act of keeping someone or something safe, or the state of being safe.
  • rampart noun A defensive wall or raised bank of earth surrounding a fort or town, often topped with a walkway.
  • security noun The state of being safe from danger, harm, or threat.
  • shield noun A piece of protective armour carried in the hand or on the arm to block blows or weapons.

Senses

защи́та is used for these senses in English:

  • advocacy The act of arguing in favour of, or supporting someone or something.
  • bulwark A defense or safeguard.
  • conservation Wise use of natural resources.
  • defense The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
  • defense Anything employed to oppose attack(s).
  • defense An argument in support or justification of something.
  • protection The process of keeping (something or someone) safe.
  • rampart That which defends against intrusion from outside; a protection.

bulwark — full definition

  1. noun A defensive wall or rampart.
  2. noun A defense or safeguard.
  3. noun A breakwater.
  4. noun The planking or plating along the sides of a nautical vessel above her gunwale that reduces the likelihood of seas washing over the gunwales and people being washed overboard.

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